Steve Burton Says Ex-Wife Objected to Their Daughter Attending the Daytime Emmys

A disagreement over a special night at the Daytime Emmys has become part of Steve Burton’s ongoing co-parenting dispute with his former wife, Sheree Gustin. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Burton said Gustin refused his request to take their 12-year-old daughter, Brooklyn, to the ceremony, where he was nominated. The documents reportedly include an exchange of text messages about changing custody days. Burton asked to pick Brooklyn up on Friday morning and return her the next day, offering to swap days so she could attend the event with him. Gustin allegedly replied that the arrangement would not work. When Burton described the awards as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Gustin reportedly pushed back, saying she did not want their daughter near Hollywood or its social scene. She also objected to Brooklyn appearing on social media and in People magazine, according to the messages cited by TMZ. Burton’s alleged response was that he wanted his daughters there because he was nominated. He also argued that Gustin had previously been comfortable with the lifestyle connected to his acting career and that her own business involved social media, where Brooklyn was featured. The reported exchange does not show a further response from Gustin. The disagreement is one of several disputes concerning Brooklyn that the former couple have reportedly faced in recent months, including a disagreement over whether she should live in California or Tennessee. Burton and Gustin were married for 23 years before separating in 2022. The claims about the messages and the custody disagreement come from court documents described by TMZ. The account does not establish Gustin’s full position beyond the statements attributed to her in the reported texts.